Riverkeeper is pleased to present the Big Fish Award to actor and environmentalist Mark
Ruffalo in honor of his outstanding commitment to the causes of clean water and
clean energy. Mark is co-founder of Water Defense, which works to create a
world where water is safe to drink, oceans don't rise and the economy is
powered by clean, sustainable sources of energy. Mark has dedicated himself to
keeping drinking water supplies and other natural resources safe from the
impacts of hydrofracking for natural gas, and to helping communities that are
suffering from poisoned water, air, and other impacts. His
energetic leadership has helped to build a national movement to put our
communities and our environment before fossil-fuel industry profits.